Reading in the news - Wed 19 Jan

COVID-19: expert comment on the pandemic

• Dr Simon Clarke (Biological Sciences) is quoted by , , , , and thirty others on Covid and vulnerable people in hospital.

#PlanetPartners: working with global partners to protect the environment 

• Dr Robbie Girling and Dr James Ryalls (Agriculture) are quoted by News Meridian, , and  on a study about the effects of pollution on pollinators.  
• An article co-authored by Dr Velomahanina Razakamaharavo (Economics) on the famine in Madagascar caused by climate change is published by  and .
• Dr Michael Garratt (Agriculture) is mentioned by about new research on oilseed rape crops to help UK farming transition to net zero. 
• An agriculture student is listed by  as a panellist for a roundtable about delivering climate-friendly food.

Other Coverage:

• Research conducted by Henley on the productivity benefits of a four-day workweek is quoted by , , , , and . 
• Professor Karin Lesnik-Oberstein (English Literature) is quoted by  on the stigma of shaving. 
• Dr Mark Shanahan's (Politics) comments on Boris Johnson were mentioned by BBC Radio Berkshire.
• The launch of a book by Dr Folashade Adeyemo's (Law) about banking regulations  is mentioned by .
• Professor Gunter Kuhnle's (Food) article on the health benefits of flavanols is mentioned by .
• An article co-authored by Professor Ben Laker (Henley Business School) on the benefits of meeting-free days is republished by .
• An employee with the University's halls of residence mentioned starting her new job at Reading on BBC Radio Berkshire.
• Findings from the University on how to get rid of songs that are stuck in your head are quoted by .
• 's article on philosopher Mary Midgley mentions her previous career with the University. 
• Megan Powell, a student from the University, was mentioned by British Farmer and Grower (in print) on being selected to receive a 'Centenary Award' bursary, and she is quoted by  on how she will use the bursary to fund her MSc in Sustainable Food and Agriculture at Reading. 
• Michael Hutchinson, Reading's University Challenge team captain, spoke to BBC Radio Berkshire about the team's performance during the quarter-final.
• A eulogy for a Reading graduate of '86 is published by . 
•  reports on a prospective student who regrets declining her scholarship with Reading.